1. A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
   "The violent storm forced evacuations along the coast";
   - violent storm
    
2. A violent commotion or disturbance
   "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away";
   - tempest
    
3. A direct and violent assault on a stronghold
   "The troops prepared for a storm on the fortress at dawn"

1. Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning
   "If it storms, we'll need shelter"
    
2. Blow hard
   "It was storming all night"
    
3. Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
   "The toddler stormed around the room during his tantrum";
   - ramp, rage
    
4. Take by force
   "Storm the fort";
   - force
    
5. Attack by storm; attack suddenly
   "The troops stormed the castle";
   - surprise

Derived forms: storms, storming, stormed

Type of: acquit, act, assail, assault, atmospheric phenomenon, attack, bear, behave, blow, carry, carry-on [Brit, informal], come down, commotion, comport, conduct, deport, disruption, disturbance, do, fall, flutter, hoo-ha [informal], hoo-hah [informal], hurly burly, kerfuffle [Brit, informal], penetrate, pierce, precipitate, song and dance [Brit, informal], to-do [informal]

Part of: Beaufort scale, wind scale

Encyclopedia: Storm, Michael